Teachers Protest Machogu’s Early Release of KCSE Exam; Issue One Demand
On Friday, teachers from Kericho County’s secondary schools expressed their opposition to the upcoming release of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE) exams, which is set for the second week of January 2024.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced the release date of the exam set by the Ministry of Education, refuting earlier claims that the exam would be made available before Christmas.
The educators staged demonstrations in Kericho town, urging the ministry to refrain from releasing results prematurely. They expressed concern that early release could lead to significant irregularities, similar to those experienced in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
”We want the right results we do not want hurried release, let them take their time and analyze and release the correct results such that if a student assorted a C it should be a C,” Mary Rotich who leads the Kericho KUPPET branch resounded.
Under the leadership of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the educators cautioned Machogu that rushing the publication of the results would likely lead to a recurrence of the irregularities observed in the KCPE results.
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This follows a day when the CS (Central Services) announced the publication of the results, ensuring that the process of compiling, verifying, and validating scores is presently in progress, aiming for a release in January.
In the most recent publication of the KCPE exam results, significant irregularities were observed, with recognition of errors apparent in cases where certain schools reported identical marks across all subjects for a single subject.
Raila Odinga and the opposition have accused the Ministry of jeopardizing students’ futures due to significant irregularities they claim exist throughout the entire process.
Their appeals have consistently urged a reconsideration of the Junior Secondary School system, highlighting the absence of an effective framework that suits both students and teachers within the updated curriculum.
As a result, the teachers mentioned that they were compelled to teach subjects outside their expertise, making it challenging for them to adapt or transition effectively.
More than 900,000 students anticipate receiving their outcomes at the beginning of January 2024, following the November 23 release of results for the KCPE students, who were the final group to take the exam.
Teachers Protest Machogu’s Early Release of KCSE Exam; Issue One Demand